Religious Studies is pleased to co-sponsor the second talk within the annual Penn State Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies department lecture series, “Material Religion.”
Dr. Nicole Brisch of the University of Copenhagen will give a public lecture titled, “When Gods and Goddesses Eat: The Daily Ritual of Feeding the Gods in Ancient Mesopotamia,” on Friday, Jan. 27, 4-5:15 pm in Weaver 102 at University Park. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
This talk may also be attended remotely via Zoom. To register in advance, please follow this link:
https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceuurzgrHNxSwqUMfN4OBwpvah0uWZ5Q
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android:
https://psu.zoom.us/j/91862613168?pwd=YUdSZG8xUTYvOGFKNVRxemZwcUpWQT09
Password: 339240
We hope to see you there!
A note on future events:
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 12:15-1:15 Dr. Jen Singletary will present “Artificial Intelligence: Deifying Objects in the Ancient Near East.” This will take place in 240 Borland and zoom.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:15-1:15 Dr. Amara Solari will present at the Society for the Study of Religion, “Performing the Passion in the Monastery of Santa Clara, Dzidzantún, Yucatán.” 240 Borland and zoom.
On Tuesday, February 28, we continue our Religious Studies Reads program with a discussion of Birth Control Battles: How Race and Class Divided American Religion by Melissa J. Wilde at 10:00 am in 102 Weaver and on zoom. Complimentary copies are available!
Also on Feb. 28, Dr Wilde will give our Harshbarger Lecture in Religious Studies also in 102 Weaver and on zoom.
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